Halo effects in the low-energy scattering of 15C with heavy targets

J. D. Ovejas, A. Knyazev, I. Martel, O. Tengblad, M. J.G. Borge, J. Cederkäll, N. Keeley, K. Rusek, C. García-Ramos, L. A. Acosta, A. A. Arokiaraj, M. Babo, T. Cap, N. Ceylan, G. De Angelis, A. Di Pietro, J. P. Fernández, P. Figuera, L. Fraile, H. FynboD. Galaviz, J. H. Jensen, B. Jonson, R. Kotak, T. Kurtukian, M. Madurga, G. Marquínez-Durán, M. Munch, A. K. Orduz, R. Honório, A. Pakou, T. Pérez, L. Peralta, A. Perea, R. Raabe, M. Renaud, K. Riisager, A. M. Sánchez-Benítez, J. Sánchez-Segovia, O. Sgouros, V. Soukeras, P. Teubig, S. Viñals, M. Wolińska-Cichocka, R. Wolski, J. Yang

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    Abstract

    The neutron-rich carbon isotope 15C was postulated to be a halo nucleus (Sn = 1215 keV, S2n = 9395 keV) according to different high-energy experiments. If so, it would be the only halo nucleus exhibiting a "pure" s-wave structure of the ground state. At low collision energies, the effect of this halo structure should manifest as a strong absorption pattern in the angular distribution of the elastic cross section, with a total suppression of the nuclear rainbow due to the large neutron transfer and breakup probabilities, enhanced by the halo configuration. The IS619 experiment, carried out at the HIE-ISOLDE facility at CERN (Switzerland), is the first dynamical study of this nucleus at energies around the Coulomb barrier. It aims to probe the halo structure via the measurement of the elastic cross section on a high-Z 208Pb target. Preliminary results of the elastic cross section are discussed and compared to Optical Model calculations.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)731-736
    Number of pages6
    JournalActa Physica Polonica B
    Volume51
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jan 1

    Subject classification (UKÄ)

    • Subatomic Physics

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